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Randall Thompson

1899 - 1984

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Randall Thompson (April 21, 1899 – July 9, 1984) was an American composer, particularly noted for his choral works. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Randall Thompson has received more than 130,751 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Randall Thompson is the 1,417th most popular composer (down from 1,314th in 2019), the 14,330th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,126th in 2019) and the 144th most popular American Composer.

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  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Randall Thompson ranks 1,417 out of 1,451. Before him are Hitoshi Sakimoto, George Perle, Meredith Willson, Ezio Bosso, Anu Malik, and Marc Shaiman. After him are Elisabeth Lutyens, Malcolm Williamson, Brett Dean, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Masashi Hamauzu, and Ola Gjeilo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Randall Thompson ranks 326. Before him are Eric Linklater, Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, Allen Tate, Stanley Skewes, Genevieve Tobin, and Gertrude Berg. After him are Tom C. Clark, Mabel Strickland, John Sparkman, and Takashi Kawanishi. Among people deceased in 1984, Randall Thompson ranks 280. Before him are Jack Mercer, Meredith Willson, Frank Fisher, Tex Gibbons, Sohrab Modi, and John Davis. After him are Eric Morecambe, Willie Ormond, and Norman Petty.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Randall Thompson ranks 14,330 out of 20,380. Before him are Betty Wright (1953), Claire Dodd (1911), Jaime Ray Newman (1978), B.J. Penn (1978), Seth Meyers (1973), and Max Casella (1967). After him are Jules Feiffer (1929), Elaine Showalter (1941), Sinitta (1968), Sasha Cohen (1984), Rob Corddry (1971), and John Otto (1977).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Randall Thompson ranks 144. Before him are Steve Roach (1955), Vivian Kubrick (1960), Walter Murphy (1952), George Perle (1915), Meredith Willson (1902), and Marc Shaiman (1959). After him are Eric Whitacre (1970), John Ottman (1964), Christopher Tin (1976), Nicholas Britell (1980), and Oneohtrix Point Never (1982).

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